Group of Five Doomsday: Breaking Free From the Power Five

With all this possible playoff expansion talk, it got me thinking; what would be the worst-case scenario for the Group of Five? Well, it would be where an expanded playoff doesn't include an auto-bid for at least one G5 team.  What does that mean for the G5, you might ask? It's time to go our …

I’m Learning Here, People: Five Games to Watch in Week Eleven

It is quite incredible just how fast this season is going right now. Last week saw some incredible turns in every conference, as teams are knocked out of title contention in each conference or thick in the fight for the NY6 Bowl bid. This week looks to have a lot of blowouts in G5 play, …

Every Week is a GIFt – Week 2 Edition

Group of 5 Power Rankings in a GIFfy Sorry people, I’m back. I know, I know…why? Honestly, it is because no one read this the first time so I figure I might as well continue my quest for creating a series of articles with no value. The truth hurts, I know you needed something more …

AP Top 25: Group Of Five Outlook

With the second edition of the AP Top 25 being released today, we've got plenty to look forward to in terms of G5 teams move'n on up! Chaos was rampant, with Mountain West teams again proving themselves superior to the Pig- er- Power Five. Unfortunately, not many squads will move in to the actual Top …

The Complete Catalog of G5 College Football Uniform Changes

As football season dawns upon us, now's a good time to review what's happened this offseason in a UniWatch style preview. From a uniform perspective, this has been far from average. New uniforms are popping up left and right... so quickly that trying to write a new article about all of them would be absolutely …

A Flavor For Every Mountain West Football Team

"You, peasant, go get some snow from the mountains," Alexander the Great might've commanded many years ago, "and fetch a bit of honey and nectar while you're at it!"  Alexander enjoyed his ice cream, likely as much as he enjoyed his conquests of Persia. Alexander The Great, Marco Polo, and George Washington all loved their …

An Ideal College Football Structure, Part 3: The New Group of 5

In the previous entries of this series, I explained my idea for a complete rebuild of college football. Part one covered the new rules, and part two detailed which teams would comprise the new Power 5 conferences and provided some examples of what schedules would look like under this new system. Today's final volume will be …

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Uniforms: Part 3

Part 3 is going to be a special article, because in this one, I'm including concepts that I think would look better for the teams mentioned. You can read part one here and part two here. These are, in my opinion, the ugliest uniforms in college football. There are only a few that can really …

How the Mountain West Wants The Rest Of The Season To Go

The Mountain West is nearly done with its season, only three more weeks. There are some clear winners, and some clear losers. But what is the best ending for the conference as a whole? It's that a ranked 11-1 team makes a NY6. But who should it be? What about the rest of the conference? …

What We Learned About the Mountain West Conferencein Week Three

Boise might not have been ready for the big time just yet If nothing else, we can certainly agree that they need to figure some things out on special teams before it completely torpedoes their entire season. The Broncos had a punt blocked in the first half that gave the Cowboys the ball first and …